The news is distributed that the authorities of New Zealand, due to the decline in the incidence, removed a number of restrictions, including orgies with the number of participants up to 25 people were allowed. We decided to check if this is true.

Information about this distributed Russia Today in English (Archive of publication), after him the news published portals Ruposteers, Newsfrol And other. Journalists referred to the words of Prime Minister Jasinda Ardern. The news was widespread on Facebook, but users' emotions were divided: some Conducted For New Zealanders (“What is the great news from New Zealand! Maybe we should resume the events without which the entire industry of celebrations suffers? Not that New Zealand, what events are being held”), others counted Such a measure inappropriate.

In New Zealand, really Introduced The so -called “traffic lights” system. It provides for three levels of coronavirus threat - red, yellow and green. Depending on the color, meetings with different number of participants are allowed.

Video interview with Prime Minister Jasinda Ardern, quoted by Russia Today, It turned out December 3. In it, the Prime Minister really reports covid bonds, but does not mention any orgies. When asked by the journalist, whether the relief of meetings scheduled in Tinder previously strangers will affect, the Prime Minister answers in the affirmative. Literally, she says the following: “I can confirm that dates through Tinder are possible again. Meetings between Tinder users, of course, are not specified separately in the “Traffic Light” system, but any collections of up to 25 people are allowed. ” Information about Orgies, journalists in Russia Today simply added on their own.

Thus, in New Zealand, any meetings with the number of participants up to 25 people were really allowed. There was no question of any separate resolution on the orgy, this information in the header of Russia Today was arbitrarily added by the media itself.